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Jessica Glenza

CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in DRC and Uganda

People in hazmat suits retrieve a body
Red Cross retrieve the body a man who died of Ebola in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 24 May 2026. Photograph: Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, officials said on Thursday.

The continued Ebola outbreak in the DRC comes as Canada, Mexico and the US jointly host the Fifa World Cup, attracting visitors from around the world. The officials said the outbreak, now the third largest on record, required “strong immediate support”, but that the global risk remained low.

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